The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-04-07
SENSATIONAL DAP IN coURE


A Sioux City dispatch OF the 2Sth says:
Not Dne-qnarter OF the crowd that sought
admittance to the court house to-day
could be admitted. A much larger number
OF ladies than ever before were present.
Harry L. Leavitt was called to the stand
= early. AL Adams. VIM. Williamson, Geo.
A.. Long and Simon Adelsheim preceded
Leavitt, but nothing new or startling de-
veloped. Leavitt engrossed attention and
told a wonderfully well connected and
graphic story OF the tragedy. together with
important incidents before and after. He
testified that he became acquainted with
John Arensdorf in January. 1886. Said
the witness: "IIe furnished me beer, SIS
TO S75 worth OF beer a week. / used to
see him at my the alter. l returned from
the east three days before the killing OF the
Rev. Haddock. That night l stopped in n
room over Jack McOie's place. l opened
the theater August 16, met F. Munchrath,
lr., next Monday and j. M. Simon
son about 2 D. M. Simonson and |
went oct to call a meeting OF ~saloonkeep-
ers. We went to Charley Warlich's Trie-
ber's, Cormeny's and several other places.
Simonson talked to each saloonkeeper.
Sinonson notified the men to meet at
Holdenreid's hall that night. ! joined the
saloonkeeper's union. That night ride
vas about one hour in duration. | went
into Champion & Skaters saloon and then
came to the court house and saw F. NJ. lch
crath. | remained in the court house
about twenty minutes. The injunction
cases against saioonkeepers were being
tried. | went from the court house to
Dock Darlington's saloon, near the depot.
DR.. Haddock was on the witness stand
when l was in the court house. | went
with Dock Darlington to the s~aloonkeep-
els meeting that night IN Holdenreid's
hall. The meeting was in the front room,
upstairs. Munchrath. Cormeny, Dock OAR
~lington, Warlich and john Arensdorf were
there. The meeting was called to order by
Simon Adelsheim. Adelsheim aid he did
not know what authority SimOnson bad
| to call this meeting. Simonson said the
meeting was called for the purpose OF max
ing Leavitt and Dock Darlington members
OF the union. Munchrath said it would cost
me S25. | told him to put my name down
and call at the theater and get the money.
| signe5 my name to the membership list.
Darlington said he wouldpay but So. | was
then admitted. Ressegiel moved to adjourn
and the meeting then adjourned. just as
they adjourned Trieber and Munchrath
called to me and said: Wait a few moments.
! %Simonson, Trieber. Arensdorf, Munchrath,
| L HAUL anu ilNSeii reluHiittt. Ouc olteE
mar remained but / don't know who he
was. Trieber said he had succeeded in get
ting two Dutchmen to whip the Rev. Had
/. dock, or they would ii they could get Day.
Arensdor! replied that there was 500 or
$500 in Junk's safe, and that ought to be
| sufficient. Munchratha asked if Ihad IL slug
| ger. l told him yes, and hat he was
working at the depot He said for me to
go down with him TO the depot and thathe
| wnpll 1pnrnapI, him nhnrt whjnpinr the
Rev. Haddock. The mans name was Dan
Moriarity. Arensdorf then said we ought
to blow up or burn down Haddock or Iur-
ner's house, and that brewers had too
much money at stake to be ruined by these
---. We then adjourned. Met MUNICH
rath near Nash's store the next day about
II n. M. We went down to the depot and
talked to Dan Moriarity; met him in the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul yard. We
talked to Moriarty about whipping Had
dock and Wood. Moriarity said he would
not whip anybody. He was then offered
800 to do the job. He refused. We then
left. Was at the court house in the after
noon. Injunction cases were then going on.
minutes; saw Fred Munchrath in the court
room that day; saw George Trieber also.
| Got supper ut Jo~hnson's about 5:30 or 6
| O'Clock. WASH Cochran 3 gambling house
after support Tor some time; left and went to
the English Kitchen after some beer and
lunch to take home; met Platt, Trieber,
Munchrath. Peters, and two Germans on
The corner near the Sioux City National
bank. The Germans were Granda and Bis
Marck. I~stopped and talked with them.
| They said that Revs. Haddock and Turner
had gone to Greenvil,e to get evidence
| against saloon keepers. Triber said let us
| go down and see how they get it, Myself,
Trieher and Peters and Platt got in a hack
and went to Greenville. Peters got out at
Greenville and asked if the preachers were
there. The saloon keeper said no. We
then drove back to Junk's saloon and got
out. Trieber got money Of Junk and paid
the driver. We went into d saloon and re-
manned there three or four minutes. Saw
James Scollard, r. G. Granda, John Arens-
dorf and James Junk. Then we went out
on the sidewalk. Bismarck came up and
said the buggy had returned. Arensdorf
said, Let us go up and see.' We all walked
up toward Water street. Trieber. P att,
Bismarck, myself, Arensdorf and Peter
walked down the street. the two latter in
the lead. Henry Sherman walked with me.
We met Jack Ryan near Pearl street. We
| stopped Oh the corner OF Fourth and Water
streets. While standing there MUnchrath
said, Give the Rev. Haddock o. black eye,
but don't get us INFO trouble. Arensdor
Sdlu something ABOUT drunken DuIcnmen.
l saw Haddock coming along the street
from toward the Columbia house. John
Arensdorf started towards him. The Rev.
| Hai dock and Arensdorf met about the cen
tire OF the crossing, when they met Arens
dorf looked into Haddock's face. Had.
! dock raised his hand. Arensdorf walked
on a step, then fired, Haddock
staggered and fell; Arensdorf rnn on west; !
ran toward Water street. Everybody
stood in amazement for a second and then
ran; Peters was behind Arensdorf ten feet,
but ran on west. l lost sight OF Arensdorf
as he was running about ten feet from me.
Peters was seven or eight feet behind Arens-
dorf. ran to Ryan's house on Water
street. Mr.. Riley and Mr.. Dawson and
wife were there. | went into Riiey's room
to ak to Mr.. and Mrs. Riley. l went to
Dawson's room and talked with him and
his wife about tie murder. Dawson left my
room and returned with my wife, whom l
had left at Johnson's. My wife and l went
to our rooms on Fourth street. / went to
Johnson's house first; saw Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson there: traded hats with Plath be-
fore the murder; saw John Arensdorf next
morning after the shot. l said: Hello,
john He said: Hello. Leavitt.' He said
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